An Introduction to Oracy and Metacognition
Full Course
Online
Consultant-led
The many benefits for individuals of sharing ideas and working collaboratively – or ‘interthinking’ – include clarifying students own thinking, building upon and extending students ideas and enriching their knowledge. This concise, online course explores oracy and stimulates oracy skills in the Primary Classroom.
Next Course Dates -Spring 2026 – Thursdays (UK Time)
Module 1 – 3.45 – 5.45 pm – Thurs 24 Feb 2026
Module 2 – 3:45 – 5:45 pm – Weds 09 Mar 2026
This course offers an overview of research in the field of oracy and its links with thinking/cognition. It seeks to introduce a range of practical metacognitive tools and strategies, including collaborative group work approaches, which can be used to stimulate oracy skills in the primary classroom.
The course is designed for any primary school teacher or teaching assistant who is interested in exploring this topic for their professional development and in extending their repertoire of practical classroom strategies for developing oracy and metacognition. It may be particularly useful for leaders of literacy and/or teaching and learning.
The training will be facilitated by an experienced TM consultant and the format will provide opportunity for participants to interact with staff from other schools and will include a combination of presentation, practical activities and opportunity for sharing practice and for discussion and reflection. It will consist of two x two-hour modules, facilitated using Google Meet. N.B. As participants will be expected to engage in discussion during the online sessions, access to a device with working microphone and camera is essential.
Participants will receive a TM certificate on completion of the course.
Online Course: £95.00 (+vat) / person
15% TSN Members Discount
In addition to the training, delegates will also receive all required resources and ongoing consultant advice via telephone or email during the programme.
Thinking Matters reserves the right to postpone the course should there not be enough delegates to make it viable.
” We could see the effect of talking and listening; he always seemed to pick up knowledge in-depth and he loves being listened to and participating as an equal in conversation.”
Parents of a pupil from Stanley Park Infants School